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<h1>PrgLnch Batch</h1>
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  <td>Preset Properties:
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<td>Gets <a href="PrgLnch Properties/PrgLnch Properties.htm">PrgLnch Properties</a> of a selected Batch Preset. Closed when the  <a href="#BatchPresets">Preset</a> is de-activated.</td>
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Preset Name:
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Type in a Batch Preset Name corresponding to this Preset. The <a href="PrgLnch FAQ.htm#Del">Del key</a> deletes all contents of the edit box.
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List of Batch Presets:
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<td>Select a preset will commit the preset to the .<B>ini</B> file slot on disk if it exists. If the .<B>ini</B> file slot is empty the current Preset list is written to it. Deselect a preset, (by clicking it again), to remove the corresponding Preset info from the .<B>ini</B> file. The status of a Prg allocated to the Preset which is selected from the adjacent <a href="#BatchPrgs">Batch Prgs List</a>, is also displayed in the <a href="#PrgStatus">Prg Status List</a>.
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This Preset at Load:
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When checked, the current <a href="#BatchPresets">Preset</a> is shown and selected when PrgLnch starts.
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Batch Prgs List:
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<td>Select a Prg to add it to a selected <a href="#BatchPresets">Preset</a> and create a corresponding entry in the <a href="#PrgStatus">Prg Status List</a>. The number within the askerisks indicates the monitor configured for the Prg. Deselect it to remove the Prg from the Preset. The Up/Down spin control to the right of the list moves the Prg up and down to change its order in the batch. The selected item highest in the list will be the first Prg to run in the batch, the lowest will be the last Prg run.
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Prg Status List:
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Double click a Prg to start or <a href="PrgLnch FAQ.htm#PrgCancellation">terminate</a> it. 
If a Prg is an active process before Prglnch starts, a dialog prompt is issued, and upon acceptance, the active Prg will be updated on the Prg Status list. If there are multiple instances of Prg, PrgLnch will choose the one with the lowest PID. If a second instance of Prg is created from a source other than PrgLnch while Prg is active, PrgLnch will ignore it.<br>
Right click an active Prg to to view its <a href="Active Window Properties/Active Window Properties.htm">Active Window Properties</a>.
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Prg Lnch Interval:
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Default setting is a medium wait between launch of Prgs in the batch. Check the box for a longer wait, clear it for a short wait.
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Power Plans:
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A <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/create-a-custom-power-plan-technicalreference">Power Plan</a> can be applied for an actve Batch. The Power Plan used by the OS before PrgLnch loads is the first one in the list, the <STRONG>Default</STRONG>, which corresponds to exactly one of the following plans in said list.<br>
A Batch Power Plan will be replaced by the Power Plan of the most recent concurrent Batch activated. When PrgLnch starts, a Power Plan for a Batch detected as <I>already active</I> actually remains the <STRONG>Default</STRONG> plan, contrary to the list selection, and will change only when reselected from the list. All Power Plans revert to <STRONG>Default</STRONG> when PrgLnch is quit, even when Batches are still active.
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Run Batch:
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Runs the Prg(s) in the specified Preset. After the Preset is successfully launched, it can be <a href="PrgLnch FAQ.htm#PrgCancellation">cancelled</a> by clicking this button again. More than one Preset can be run concurrently.
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Prg Config:
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Launches the <a href="PrgLnch Config/PrgLnch Config.htm">Prg Configuration</a> option dialog. 
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LnchPad Slots:
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Up to 12 slots are provided as LnchPads for programs related to a certain project, game, or schedule of choice. A  slot configured for such a purpose is manifest within its <I>ini</I> settings file in the directory PrgLnch is run from. The last used LnchPad is loaded each time PrgLnch starts.
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LnchPad Config:
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A <a href="LnchPad Setup/LnchPad Setup.htm">WIP dialog</a> that can prefill slots for a <a href="PrgLnch FAQ.htm#games">selection</a> of games based on modding tools for various games. On return to PrgLnch, any newly created LnchPad Slots are now visible in the <a href="PrgLnch Batch/PrgLnch Batch.htm#LnchPadSlots">above list</a>.
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Quit_PrgLnch:
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Quits the program. As the close buttons are disabled on both of the <a href="PrgLnch Batch/PrgLnch Batch.htm">PrgLnch Batch</a> and <a href="PrgLnch Config/PrgLnch Config.htm">PrgLnch Config</a> dialogs, it's the only way to exit PrgLnch without error.
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